Corporate Governance
Board Members
Malaysian, 64
(Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina joined the Board in May 2012. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (“UK”) and Master in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Hull, focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives.Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a consultant to Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain for the set up of Bahrain Financial Exchange launched in January 2009. Prior to this, she was with Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts in Singapore from August 2007 to May 2008. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina has 33 years of experience in the financial, commodities and securities industry and the development of the Malaysian Capital Market, which includes managing a futures broking company. She was the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. She has previous board appointments at the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (“COMMEX”) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Chief Operating Officer of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (“KLOFFE”) in 2001.
She was instrumental in the merger of COMMEX and KLOFFE which ultimately led to the creation of Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (“MDEX”) and the subsequent appointment of Chief Operating Officer of MDEX in June 2001. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation, MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to Bursa Securities’ demutualisation. She was previously a member of the Market Participations Committee of Bursa Securities.
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad prior to being appointed Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad in December 2013. Currently, she sits on the board of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and IGB Berhad besides holding directorships in several private limited companies. She is also the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and Chairman of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She is a Vice-President of Persatuan Chopin Malaysia and Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors. She was a Member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustee for Malaysian AIDS Foundation until May 2010.
Malaysian, 69
(Executive Director; Member of the Nominating Committee)
Mr. Chan Thye Seng joined the Board on 6 March 1990. He graduated from University College Cardiff with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree. He had 13 years of working experience as a practising lawyer, after having been called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1980 and the Malaysian Bar in 1982.
Mr. Chan is the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of POB. He also sits on the board of other subsidiary companies of POB such as P & O Capital Sdn Bhd, Pacific & Orient Distribution Sdn Bhd, P & O Global Technologies Sdn Bhd, P & O Global Technologies, Inc. and P & O Global Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. He was previously on the Boards of Directors of the Kuala Lumpur Commodities Exchange and Malaysian Futures Clearing Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Mr. Chan is also a Director of several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 71
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)
Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.
Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.
He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.
Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 60
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.
Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.
He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.
In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.
Malaysian, 65
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Datin Grace was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 2 January 2024.
Datin Grace has more than 38 years of experience as a practising lawyer and is a partner and former managing partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985. She has also obtained a Financial Planner Certification (CFP).
She currently heads the Corporate/M&A, Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology and Private Client & Family Business practice groups at Shearn Delamore & Co. and is a member of the Malaysian Bar as well as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. Her past directorships have included board memberships in Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Shearn Skinner Trust Company Ltd and Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Berhad. She also currently sits on the boards of several private limited companies and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
Malaysian, 66
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Kong was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 17 January 2025.
Mr Kong has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance business. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of RHB Insurance Berhad and the Chief Executive Officer of Kurnia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He was also the Chairman of ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Berhad, an organization established by the insurance and takaful industry to provide data services to its members and the public. He participated actively in the insurance trade association (Persatuan Insurance Am Malaysia - PIAM) and once held the Deputy Chairman’s post.
Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Malaya and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and Malaysian Insurance Institute, Malaysia.
South African, 65
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Omer Abdullah joined to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 22 April 2025 as the representative of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Omer currently serves as the Head of Sanlam Malaysia, a position he assumed in October 2024. He has extensive experience in both the general and life insurance sectors. He has also extensive international experience, having worked in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, India, and China. He is recognised as a strategic and results-driven leader with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and driving key organisational initiatives.
He began his career with Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) in 1982 and held various senior positions over the years. His career culminated in his appointment as director and chief executive officer of Old Mutual’s joint venture company in China, a role he held from 2016 until 2023.
Mr. Omer completed the Strategic Leadership Programme at the London Business School in 2013. He attained a certification of directorship and completed the CEO Programme in China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Malaysian, 62
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 18 August 2026.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Nottingham, England. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with a Corporate Finance Qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr Lee was a Director of Lim Asia Special Situations Fund Limited and Lim Asia Special Situations Master Fund Limited respectively. He also served as Group Head, Corporate Banking and thereafter as Advisor of Group Wholesale Banking in CIMB Bank Berhad.
Mr Lee is a career banker and seasoned financial industry leader with over 30 years of distinguished experience in corporate banking, investment banking and corporate finance in Malaysia and across ASEAN.
Currently, Mr Lee serves as Board Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
2016 : 7
2017 : 6
2018 : 6
2019 : 6
2020 : 6
2021 : 8
2022 : 6
2023 : 6
Audit Committee
Malaysian, 71
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)
Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.
Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.
He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.
Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 64
(Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina joined the Board in May 2012. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (“UK”) and Master in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Hull, focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives.Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a consultant to Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain for the set up of Bahrain Financial Exchange launched in January 2009. Prior to this, she was with Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts in Singapore from August 2007 to May 2008. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina has 33 years of experience in the financial, commodities and securities industry and the development of the Malaysian Capital Market, which includes managing a futures broking company. She was the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. She has previous board appointments at the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (“COMMEX”) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Chief Operating Officer of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (“KLOFFE”) in 2001.
She was instrumental in the merger of COMMEX and KLOFFE which ultimately led to the creation of Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (“MDEX”) and the subsequent appointment of Chief Operating Officer of MDEX in June 2001. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation, MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to Bursa Securities’ demutualisation. She was previously a member of the Market Participations Committee of Bursa Securities.
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad prior to being appointed Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad in December 2013. Currently, she sits on the board of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and IGB Berhad besides holding directorships in several private limited companies. She is also the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and Chairman of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She is a Vice-President of Persatuan Chopin Malaysia and Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors. She was a Member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustee for Malaysian AIDS Foundation until May 2010.
Malaysian, 60
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.
Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.
He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.
In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.
Malaysian, 65
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Datin Grace was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 2 January 2024.
Datin Grace has more than 38 years of experience as a practising lawyer and is a partner and former managing partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985. She has also obtained a Financial Planner Certification (CFP).
She currently heads the Corporate/M&A, Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology and Private Client & Family Business practice groups at Shearn Delamore & Co. and is a member of the Malaysian Bar as well as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. Her past directorships have included board memberships in Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Shearn Skinner Trust Company Ltd and Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Berhad. She also currently sits on the boards of several private limited companies and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
Malaysian, 66
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Kong was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 17 January 2025.
Mr Kong has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance business. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of RHB Insurance Berhad and the Chief Executive Officer of Kurnia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He was also the Chairman of ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Berhad, an organization established by the insurance and takaful industry to provide data services to its members and the public. He participated actively in the insurance trade association (Persatuan Insurance Am Malaysia - PIAM) and once held the Deputy Chairman’s post.
Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Malaya and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and Malaysian Insurance Institute, Malaysia.
South African, 65
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Omer Abdullah joined to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 22 April 2025 as the representative of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Omer currently serves as the Head of Sanlam Malaysia, a position he assumed in October 2024. He has extensive experience in both the general and life insurance sectors. He has also extensive international experience, having worked in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, India, and China. He is recognised as a strategic and results-driven leader with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and driving key organisational initiatives.
He began his career with Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) in 1982 and held various senior positions over the years. His career culminated in his appointment as director and chief executive officer of Old Mutual’s joint venture company in China, a role he held from 2016 until 2023.
Mr. Omer completed the Strategic Leadership Programme at the London Business School in 2013. He attained a certification of directorship and completed the CEO Programme in China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Malaysian, 62
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 18 August 2026.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Nottingham, England. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with a Corporate Finance Qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr Lee was a Director of Lim Asia Special Situations Fund Limited and Lim Asia Special Situations Master Fund Limited respectively. He also served as Group Head, Corporate Banking and thereafter as Advisor of Group Wholesale Banking in CIMB Bank Berhad.
Mr Lee is a career banker and seasoned financial industry leader with over 30 years of distinguished experience in corporate banking, investment banking and corporate finance in Malaysia and across ASEAN.
Currently, Mr Lee serves as Board Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
2016: 4
2017: 4
2018: 4
2019: 4
2020: 4
2021: 4
2022 : 4
2023 : 4
Risk Management Committee
Malaysian, 60
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.
Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.
He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.
In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.
Malaysian, 64
(Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina joined the Board in May 2012. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (“UK”) and Master in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Hull, focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives.Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a consultant to Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain for the set up of Bahrain Financial Exchange launched in January 2009. Prior to this, she was with Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts in Singapore from August 2007 to May 2008. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina has 33 years of experience in the financial, commodities and securities industry and the development of the Malaysian Capital Market, which includes managing a futures broking company. She was the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. She has previous board appointments at the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (“COMMEX”) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Chief Operating Officer of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (“KLOFFE”) in 2001.
She was instrumental in the merger of COMMEX and KLOFFE which ultimately led to the creation of Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (“MDEX”) and the subsequent appointment of Chief Operating Officer of MDEX in June 2001. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation, MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to Bursa Securities’ demutualisation. She was previously a member of the Market Participations Committee of Bursa Securities.
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad prior to being appointed Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad in December 2013. Currently, she sits on the board of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and IGB Berhad besides holding directorships in several private limited companies. She is also the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and Chairman of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She is a Vice-President of Persatuan Chopin Malaysia and Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors. She was a Member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustee for Malaysian AIDS Foundation until May 2010.
Malaysian, 71
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)
Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.
Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.
He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.
Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 65
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Datin Grace was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 2 January 2024.
Datin Grace has more than 38 years of experience as a practising lawyer and is a partner and former managing partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985. She has also obtained a Financial Planner Certification (CFP).
She currently heads the Corporate/M&A, Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology and Private Client & Family Business practice groups at Shearn Delamore & Co. and is a member of the Malaysian Bar as well as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. Her past directorships have included board memberships in Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Shearn Skinner Trust Company Ltd and Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Berhad. She also currently sits on the boards of several private limited companies and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
Malaysian, 66
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Kong was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 17 January 2025.
Mr Kong has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance business. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of RHB Insurance Berhad and the Chief Executive Officer of Kurnia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He was also the Chairman of ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Berhad, an organization established by the insurance and takaful industry to provide data services to its members and the public. He participated actively in the insurance trade association (Persatuan Insurance Am Malaysia - PIAM) and once held the Deputy Chairman’s post.
Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Malaya and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and Malaysian Insurance Institute, Malaysia.
South African, 65
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Omer Abdullah joined to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 22 April 2025 as the representative of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Omer currently serves as the Head of Sanlam Malaysia, a position he assumed in October 2024. He has extensive experience in both the general and life insurance sectors. He has also extensive international experience, having worked in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, India, and China. He is recognised as a strategic and results-driven leader with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and driving key organisational initiatives.
He began his career with Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) in 1982 and held various senior positions over the years. His career culminated in his appointment as director and chief executive officer of Old Mutual’s joint venture company in China, a role he held from 2016 until 2023.
Mr. Omer completed the Strategic Leadership Programme at the London Business School in 2013. He attained a certification of directorship and completed the CEO Programme in China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Malaysian, 62
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 18 August 2026.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Nottingham, England. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with a Corporate Finance Qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr Lee was a Director of Lim Asia Special Situations Fund Limited and Lim Asia Special Situations Master Fund Limited respectively. He also served as Group Head, Corporate Banking and thereafter as Advisor of Group Wholesale Banking in CIMB Bank Berhad.
Mr Lee is a career banker and seasoned financial industry leader with over 30 years of distinguished experience in corporate banking, investment banking and corporate finance in Malaysia and across ASEAN.
Currently, Mr Lee serves as Board Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
2016 : 4
2017 : 4
2018 : 6
2019 : 5
2020 : 6
2021 : 5
2022 : 5
2023 : 6
Nominating Committee
Malaysian, 65
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Datin Grace was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 2 January 2024.
Datin Grace has more than 38 years of experience as a practising lawyer and is a partner and former managing partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985. She has also obtained a Financial Planner Certification (CFP).
She currently heads the Corporate/M&A, Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology and Private Client & Family Business practice groups at Shearn Delamore & Co. and is a member of the Malaysian Bar as well as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. Her past directorships have included board memberships in Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Shearn Skinner Trust Company Ltd and Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Berhad. She also currently sits on the boards of several private limited companies and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
Malaysian, 69
(Executive Director; Member of the Nominating Committee)
Mr. Chan Thye Seng joined the Board on 6 March 1990. He graduated from University College Cardiff with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree. He had 13 years of working experience as a practising lawyer, after having been called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1980 and the Malaysian Bar in 1982.
Mr. Chan is the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of POB. He also sits on the board of other subsidiary companies of POB such as P & O Capital Sdn Bhd, Pacific & Orient Distribution Sdn Bhd, P & O Global Technologies Sdn Bhd, P & O Global Technologies, Inc. and P & O Global Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. He was previously on the Boards of Directors of the Kuala Lumpur Commodities Exchange and Malaysian Futures Clearing Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Mr. Chan is also a Director of several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 64
(Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina joined the Board in May 2012. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (“UK”) and Master in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Hull, focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives.Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a consultant to Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain for the set up of Bahrain Financial Exchange launched in January 2009. Prior to this, she was with Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts in Singapore from August 2007 to May 2008. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina has 33 years of experience in the financial, commodities and securities industry and the development of the Malaysian Capital Market, which includes managing a futures broking company. She was the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. She has previous board appointments at the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (“COMMEX”) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Chief Operating Officer of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (“KLOFFE”) in 2001.
She was instrumental in the merger of COMMEX and KLOFFE which ultimately led to the creation of Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (“MDEX”) and the subsequent appointment of Chief Operating Officer of MDEX in June 2001. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation, MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to Bursa Securities’ demutualisation. She was previously a member of the Market Participations Committee of Bursa Securities.
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad prior to being appointed Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad in December 2013. Currently, she sits on the board of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and IGB Berhad besides holding directorships in several private limited companies. She is also the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and Chairman of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She is a Vice-President of Persatuan Chopin Malaysia and Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors. She was a Member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustee for Malaysian AIDS Foundation until May 2010.
Malaysian, 71
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)
Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.
Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.
He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.
Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 60
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.
Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.
He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.
In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.
Malaysian, 66
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Kong was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 17 January 2025.
Mr Kong has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance business. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of RHB Insurance Berhad and the Chief Executive Officer of Kurnia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He was also the Chairman of ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Berhad, an organization established by the insurance and takaful industry to provide data services to its members and the public. He participated actively in the insurance trade association (Persatuan Insurance Am Malaysia - PIAM) and once held the Deputy Chairman’s post.
Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Malaya and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and Malaysian Insurance Institute, Malaysia.
South African, 65
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Omer Abdullah joined to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 22 April 2025 as the representative of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Omer currently serves as the Head of Sanlam Malaysia, a position he assumed in October 2024. He has extensive experience in both the general and life insurance sectors. He has also extensive international experience, having worked in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, India, and China. He is recognised as a strategic and results-driven leader with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and driving key organisational initiatives.
He began his career with Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) in 1982 and held various senior positions over the years. His career culminated in his appointment as director and chief executive officer of Old Mutual’s joint venture company in China, a role he held from 2016 until 2023.
Mr. Omer completed the Strategic Leadership Programme at the London Business School in 2013. He attained a certification of directorship and completed the CEO Programme in China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Malaysian, 62
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 18 August 2026.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Nottingham, England. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with a Corporate Finance Qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr Lee was a Director of Lim Asia Special Situations Fund Limited and Lim Asia Special Situations Master Fund Limited respectively. He also served as Group Head, Corporate Banking and thereafter as Advisor of Group Wholesale Banking in CIMB Bank Berhad.
Mr Lee is a career banker and seasoned financial industry leader with over 30 years of distinguished experience in corporate banking, investment banking and corporate finance in Malaysia and across ASEAN.
Currently, Mr Lee serves as Board Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
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Remuneration Committee
Malaysian, 71
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)
Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.
Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.
He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.
Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.
Malaysian, 64
(Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina joined the Board in May 2012. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (“UK”) and Master in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. She also holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Hull, focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives.Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a consultant to Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain for the set up of Bahrain Financial Exchange launched in January 2009. Prior to this, she was with Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts in Singapore from August 2007 to May 2008. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina has 33 years of experience in the financial, commodities and securities industry and the development of the Malaysian Capital Market, which includes managing a futures broking company. She was the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2006. She has previous board appointments at the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (“COMMEX”) from 1993 to 1996, and then as the Chief Operating Officer of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (“KLOFFE”) in 2001.
She was instrumental in the merger of COMMEX and KLOFFE which ultimately led to the creation of Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (“MDEX”) and the subsequent appointment of Chief Operating Officer of MDEX in June 2001. Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was then appointed Head of Exchanges, managing the operations of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealings & Automated Quotation, MDEX and Labuan International Financial Exchanges in September 2003 prior to Bursa Securities’ demutualisation. She was previously a member of the Market Participations Committee of Bursa Securities.
Dato’ Dr. Zaha Rina was a Director of Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad prior to being appointed Chairman of Manulife Holdings Berhad in December 2013. Currently, she sits on the board of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad and IGB Berhad besides holding directorships in several private limited companies. She is also the Chairman of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and Chairman of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. She is a Vice-President of Persatuan Chopin Malaysia and Divemaster with National Association of Underwater Instructors. She was a Member of Global Board of Advisers for XBRL until 2009 and was also on the Board of Trustee for Malaysian AIDS Foundation until May 2010.
Malaysian, 60
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.
Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.
He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.
In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.
Malaysian, 65
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Datin Grace was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 2 January 2024.
Datin Grace has more than 38 years of experience as a practising lawyer and is a partner and former managing partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985. She has also obtained a Financial Planner Certification (CFP).
She currently heads the Corporate/M&A, Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology and Private Client & Family Business practice groups at Shearn Delamore & Co. and is a member of the Malaysian Bar as well as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. Her past directorships have included board memberships in Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, Shearn Skinner Trust Company Ltd and Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Berhad. She also currently sits on the boards of several private limited companies and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
Malaysian, 66
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Kong was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 17 January 2025.
Mr Kong has more than 36 years of experience in the insurance business. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of RHB Insurance Berhad and the Chief Executive Officer of Kurnia Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. He was also the Chairman of ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Berhad, an organization established by the insurance and takaful industry to provide data services to its members and the public. He participated actively in the insurance trade association (Persatuan Insurance Am Malaysia - PIAM) and once held the Deputy Chairman’s post.
Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Malaya and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom and Malaysian Insurance Institute, Malaysia.
South African, 65
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr. Omer Abdullah joined to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 22 April 2025 as the representative of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited.
Mr. Omer currently serves as the Head of Sanlam Malaysia, a position he assumed in October 2024. He has extensive experience in both the general and life insurance sectors. He has also extensive international experience, having worked in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, India, and China. He is recognised as a strategic and results-driven leader with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and driving key organisational initiatives.
He began his career with Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) in 1982 and held various senior positions over the years. His career culminated in his appointment as director and chief executive officer of Old Mutual’s joint venture company in China, a role he held from 2016 until 2023.
Mr. Omer completed the Strategic Leadership Programme at the London Business School in 2013. He attained a certification of directorship and completed the CEO Programme in China in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Malaysian, 62
(Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)
Mr Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 18 August 2026.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Nottingham, England. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with a Corporate Finance Qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr Lee was a Director of Lim Asia Special Situations Fund Limited and Lim Asia Special Situations Master Fund Limited respectively. He also served as Group Head, Corporate Banking and thereafter as Advisor of Group Wholesale Banking in CIMB Bank Berhad.
Mr Lee is a career banker and seasoned financial industry leader with over 30 years of distinguished experience in corporate banking, investment banking and corporate finance in Malaysia and across ASEAN.
Currently, Mr Lee serves as Board Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Unit Trusts Berhad as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.
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2017 : 1
2018 : 2
2019 : 1
2020 : 1
2021 : 1
2022 : 1
2023 : 1
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